Pointe de la Sana

A couple of weeks ago, I went for an early hike above Val d’Isère to reach the top the Bellevarde. Here are a few shots I took of the Grande Motte, Grande Casse, and Sana just before and after the sunrise.

I’m always wondering if I bring my camera gear or not when I go hiking as the backpack can become very heavy quickly! And once again, I’m glad I did, to be able to share the view and photos with you!

I spent my last weekend with a friend hiking around Val d’Isère. We started from le Manchet, then went to La Pointe de la Sana, Refuge de la Femma, Refuge d’Entre Deux Eaux, Refuge de la Leisse where we spent the night.
Next morning, we hiked up Col de Pierre Blanche, Refuge de la Femma, Col de la Rocheure and then walked back to the Manchet by Refuge du Fond des Fours. A 55 km round trip.
We started walking around 6am on the first day with a blue bird sky from Le Manchet. Then we hiked all the way up to La Pointe de la Sana (3436m).
On the ascent, some clouds started to build up from the valley, to become a thick layer. I was stressed as I wouldn’t be able to take any good shot of the view from the top, but the clouds stopped following us as soon as we reached the Barmes de l’Ours, and then to form a very thick sea of clouds just a few hundred meters before the top.
I can’t believe I’ve never done that hike before as the view from the summit was absolutely stunning! All the following shots are taken from the top on La Sana, anywhere you would look from there, on 360 degrees, was just breathtaking!